Despite recognising that automated systems expose workers to heightened risks of discrimination and wage-theft, the ICO has taken no enforcement action.
The outgoing Commissioner even backed down to let UK data protection reforms gut our right not to be subject to solely automated decision-making.
#ico #dataprotection #privacy #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol
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